supply difference

[sonicfrost]

Is it normal for each breast to make different amounts of milk? Before you ask, yes, I do switch sides while nursing, and start on the side I last fed on. I did not notice this supply difference until I started pumping. My right side makes a good amount of milk, but the left makes a little less than half of what the right side makes. Its been happening since I started pumping a couple weeks ago. What's up with this?

[hildare]

mine do this too, but opposite breasts.. i think mine is because sometimes at night, we tend to use this one a little more just because it's easy. or, it could be a tendency to "finish early" on the other one, making it make less. from what i can tell the quality of milk seems about the same-- the cream layer is the same thickness in the pumped milk when it separates out. just weirdness, i guess...

[CherryBombMama]

i exclusively pump and i get waaaay more from my left than from my right. since i pump both boobs at the same time, for the same amount of time and still get different amounts of milk, i doubt it has anything do with switching sides or starting on whatever side..

so, completely normal

[MamaChicken]

Yup, normal!

My right has always produced more (or at least I can pump more from it). Two singletons and twins - same story. I actually kept my "smaller" twin on the right side in the hopes that he would catch up to big brother.

[amydiane]

Yup, happened with both my kids, and to my sister with all 3 of hers.